A day late and a dollar short
adjective phrase
inadequate; overdue and lacking; too little too late: yankee traders will be a day late and a dollar short: visa cards are already welcome in saigon/ clinton’s attempt to explain whitewater is several days late and a dollar short/ ”dante jones is a day late and a dime short,” butkus said when the linebacker failed to cover sterling sharpe (1990s+)
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